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ARENISCA GLAUCONICA [2 records]

Record 1 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A sandstone containing from 10 to 25% feldspar, intermediate in composition between a quartz sandstone and an arkosic sandstone.

PHR

Coarse, gritty subarkose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Grès renfermant moins de 25 % de feldspaths.

OBS

Les grès contenant 25 % et plus de feldspaths sont des «arkoses» ou «grès arkosiques».

PHR

Subarkose à granules, grossière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
CONT

Las numerosas variedades de arenisca son designadas fundándose en la índole de los granos(areniscas feldespática, micácea, glaucónica, etc.) [...]

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Record 2 2006-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stoneware
  • Petrography
DEF

A sandstone containing sufficient grains of glauconite to impart a marked greenish color to the rock ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grès
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Grès glauconifères. [...] les grès caractérisés par la présence de la glauconie en grains témoignent d'une certaine fréquence. [...] Grès glauconifères, les grès à grains de glauconie.

CONT

On peut différencier les grès d'après la nature des éléments détritiques - [...] grès glauconieux [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gres
  • Petrografía
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